Frederick Holman

Frederick Holman, who lived from 9 February 1883 to 23 January 1913, was an English competitive swimmer from Dawlish in Devon. He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the gold medal in the men's 200 metre breaststroke and did not compete in any other event. His Olympic title is the main achievement for which he is remembered,. Holman died of typhoid fever in Exeter in January 1913 at the age of 29. He was married but had no children. He is an Honor Swimmer member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, a recognition of a short career that peaked at a single Games more than a century ago.